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Dow separates from chlorine business

Assets are being carved out for future transactions represent up to $5 bn of total annual revenue.

2013-12-04

Growth slows in Europe's flexible packaging industry

Last year annual value growth in flexible packaging slowed to 2.1%, according to the study of PCI Films Consulting.

2013-10-31

Dow sells Polypropylene Licensing & Catalysts business

Dow's global PP Licensing & Catalysts business will be divested to W. R. Grace & Co. for $500m.

2013-10-14

Borealis sells melamine business

Borealis announced the sale of its proprietary Melamine high pressure process technology to Swiss company Urea Casale SA.

2013-10-02

Injection molding machine's producer expands in South-Eastern Asia

Engel opened new sales and service branch in Bagkok.

2013-04-19

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Group unveils its new structure

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Group unveils a new identity for its High Performance Plastics Business Unit to customers around the world.

2013-04-08

Borealis acquires DEXPlastomers in Geleen

Provider of solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announced that it has acquired DEXPlastomers VOF in Geleen.

2013-03-04

Evonik announces price increase

Prices for products from the Acrylic Monomers as well as PLEXIGLAS and PLEXIMID Molding Compounds will rise.

2013-02-25

UK's plastics producers in good spirits

British plastics producers stay optimistic, according to the latest British Plastic Federation survey.

2013-02-21

Velox expands portfolio to include composites product range

Velox, the Hamburg-based distributor of raw material specialities, acquires the composites business of the Belgian Azelis Group. At the time of acquisition this Azelis business area comprises some 50 employees in 12 European countries and reports turnover of around € 50 million.

2012-10-03

BASF focuses global EPS business on strategic markets

In ligh of high overcapacities and low margins in some regions, BASF is focusing its global Styropor (EPS: expandable polystyrene) activities on strategic markets and core products with better profitability.

2012-09-24